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when obama first ran for president on hope and change, i was ecstatic to get obama in there and i was just like all of these changes are going to happen. and i was so completely disappointed when we had a democratic president and a democratic majority in the house and nancy pelosi as speaker of the house and the time to have done something on gun control would have been then. but the first words that really made me think that something's wrong here is when nancy pelosi got up and speaking about george bush in their administration, that impeachment is off the table. it just blew my mind. >> bill: well, mine, too. mine too. we've talked about that, phillip. look, there's a lot of stuff that didn't get done then. those two years were the time to really push the agenda, right? and they didn't. but you know, that's water over the dam, if you will. now there's a new four years. there is a new opportunity and some new urgency and so you know, i think we have to focus on what we can get done now. >> caller: the thing that makes me angry is yes it is horrendous that those 20 children were kill
when obama first ran for president on hope and change, i was ecstatic to get obama in there and i was just like all of these changes are going to happen. and i was so completely disappointed when we had a democratic president and a democratic majority in the house and nancy pelosi as speaker of the house and the time to have done something on gun control would have been then. but the first words that really made me think that something's wrong here is when nancy pelosi got up and speaking about...
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obama care that both sides agreed? right? getting rid of excess spending, fraud, waste and end mid care this 714 i thought it was 716. i want to be sure we get all three in. they claim if you are on medicare today you don't have to worry about anything. there is going to be no change whatsoever. >> no sense. so the affordable care act provides some significant relief for seniors in the medicare program. there are two very important benefits that they receive first, preventive care for free, no dead you can'tibles or co pays. secondly medicals millions of is heiors fall into a gap of coverage called the doughnut hole. that comes to an end as a result of the affordable care act. if you repeal the affordable care act, you are taking away those benefits from seniors that the affordable care act provides. >> i'm sorry. i saw something over the weekend where that doughnut, i want to be sure people understand, you get rid of the doughnut, it's about $1,700. right? that seniors would have to shell out on their own. >> more tha
obama care that both sides agreed? right? getting rid of excess spending, fraud, waste and end mid care this 714 i thought it was 716. i want to be sure we get all three in. they claim if you are on medicare today you don't have to worry about anything. there is going to be no change whatsoever. >> no sense. so the affordable care act provides some significant relief for seniors in the medicare program. there are two very important benefits that they receive first, preventive care for...
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they lost, obama won. are boehner and company going to be more willing to compromise now do you believe? >> you were talking about this before. i think they are saying that they're more flexible. they're saying they would take more revenues. if you listen very carefully to what the president said and what john boehner said, they're saying very similar things. president obama in his address in the east room did not once mention raising taxes. >> bill: i caught that. i know that. right. >> listen, he campaigned on it. boehner's aides who i've been talking to a lot and i cover obviously, are betting that obama had a campaign message and now it is time for the governing message. you saw that on friday. he did not mention race. paper said we're not going to raise tax rates but we're raise tax revenues. they're saying something very similar. what they're looking like they're going to do is keep rates the same for the time being. take the loopholes close them. some of the deductions, cap deductions. that will bri
they lost, obama won. are boehner and company going to be more willing to compromise now do you believe? >> you were talking about this before. i think they are saying that they're more flexible. they're saying they would take more revenues. if you listen very carefully to what the president said and what john boehner said, they're saying very similar things. president obama in his address in the east room did not once mention raising taxes. >> bill: i caught that. i know that....
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i'm willing to defend obama's record. instead, we're talking about mitt romney's big question, what's he trying to hide in his tax returns. why doesn't he release them. ray is calling from up in buffalo, new york. what do you say? >> caller: hi, good morning. what do we know about mitt romney? we know he doesn't want to be responsible for anything. he don't want to be responsible for his swiss bank account his cayman island bank accounts, for moving his money offshore. we know that he doesn't want to be responsible for throwing thousands of people in the street when he was ceo at bain capital. >> bill: especially, ray during those last three years at bain capital which he's trying to deny. >> that's right. he doesn't want to be responsible for being ceo on paper for those three years. and he doesn't want to be responsible for lying on his disclosure form for the president of the united states that he had nothing to do with bain capital. he was clearly attending board meetings and signing off -- >> bill: flying back and fo
i'm willing to defend obama's record. instead, we're talking about mitt romney's big question, what's he trying to hide in his tax returns. why doesn't he release them. ray is calling from up in buffalo, new york. what do you say? >> caller: hi, good morning. what do we know about mitt romney? we know he doesn't want to be responsible for anything. he don't want to be responsible for his swiss bank account his cayman island bank accounts, for moving his money offshore. we know that he...
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. >> obama: what's my plan. first we create a million new manufacturing jobs and help businesses double their exports. give tax breaks to companies that invest in america. not the to ship jobs overseas. >> other parts of the president's plan include cutting oil imports in half, training new teachers and workers bringing down student loans and reducing the deficit. that ad is airing in seven key states. over the next month and a half, we can expect both campaigns to target unlikely voters. that is because early voting is already underway and early voters tend to be educated, informed motivated. basically, they already know who they're voting for. what's left are the undecided and unlikely voters and we can expect both campaigns to work hard to get those people to the polls. meanwhile, florida is trying to keep people away. the state's officially restarting its voter purge with less than six weeks to go until election day. florida stopped its effort earlier this year when its purge list was obviously inaccurate. n
. >> obama: what's my plan. first we create a million new manufacturing jobs and help businesses double their exports. give tax breaks to companies that invest in america. not the to ship jobs overseas. >> other parts of the president's plan include cutting oil imports in half, training new teachers and workers bringing down student loans and reducing the deficit. that ad is airing in seven key states. over the next month and a half, we can expect both campaigns to target unlikely...
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former assistant secretary of veterans affairs for president obama. and she pointed out yesterday you know, this is really just kind of making -- making it official, lynn because women have been doing this. >> women are already doing these jobs. they just need the ability to formally occupy them so that they can themselves, go up through the ranks and then become great leaders in our military too. >> bill: 238,000 positions this will open up to women. >> actually, congresswoman duckworth made a very important point because in the military, the way to get ahead is to have your credentials as in combat and to deny women who have been in combat that formalization has put them behind. that's important. that's another reason why this change is important. >> bill: in terms of leadership roles. >> absolutely. >> bill: it is interesting -- "the new york times" points out also -- first, let me ask you this question. leon panetta, i would assume leon panetta would not do this unless president obama has approved it. >> i can't imagine changing the policy like th
former assistant secretary of veterans affairs for president obama. and she pointed out yesterday you know, this is really just kind of making -- making it official, lynn because women have been doing this. >> women are already doing these jobs. they just need the ability to formally occupy them so that they can themselves, go up through the ranks and then become great leaders in our military too. >> bill: 238,000 positions this will open up to women. >> actually,...
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or one point obama. and two, on the battleground polls, the latest ones i saw from cbs last night president obama up in virginia, up in ohio up in i think the others were tied in florida. >> it was virginia florida and ohio. >> bill: yeah, right. why the difference between them and what's going on? how do you read it? this is your last chance before election day so -- >> i think this has been one of the most frustrating elections because the polling has been so schizophrenic. >> bill: people are worried. >> between national and state. here's what i would say. listen i think the president you know, is now in a stronger position to win. that doesn't necessarily mean he will win. and the reason i qualify that is because underneath all of the polls and particular state polls are assumptions about likely voters meaning what is the turnout going to be. i can tell you looking at the demographic breakdowns, it is really simple. if minority turnout in particular amongst blacks, hispanics, young voters is not as h
or one point obama. and two, on the battleground polls, the latest ones i saw from cbs last night president obama up in virginia, up in ohio up in i think the others were tied in florida. >> it was virginia florida and ohio. >> bill: yeah, right. why the difference between them and what's going on? how do you read it? this is your last chance before election day so -- >> i think this has been one of the most frustrating elections because the polling has been so schizophrenic....
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here's president obama. i think. >> obama: for all their differences, today's honorees have one thing in common and that is they are teachers. whether they realize it or not. they've taught us about ourselves and about our world. >> bill: and he particularly singled out george lucas again neighbor of mine in marin county lives on lucas valley road which was lucas valley road before he moved there. skywalker ranch. >> that he made. >> bill: aptly named. that's his headquarters. in marin county outside of nevada. he credited george lucas for revolutionizing what we think about when we think about special effects in movies. >> obama: there is a whole generation that think special effects always look like they do today. >> bill: it was pretty bad. used to be. ever since the first "star wars." >> if you go back -- seriously if you go back and look at the first "star wars" movie and you look at other sci-fi movies or movies that relied on special effects at the time, they are so bad compared to what "star wars" di
here's president obama. i think. >> obama: for all their differences, today's honorees have one thing in common and that is they are teachers. whether they realize it or not. they've taught us about ourselves and about our world. >> bill: and he particularly singled out george lucas again neighbor of mine in marin county lives on lucas valley road which was lucas valley road before he moved there. skywalker ranch. >> that he made. >> bill: aptly named. that's his...
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obama did not. and it's not that -- i don't know what it w the president decided he wasn't going to get down and dirty but he just let mitt romney get away with too many lies. i saw last night ed schultz threw up his hand and said what happened to president obama tonight? i thought mike murphy, who was with john mccain in 2000 and then with mitt romney the last time around, john mccain -- mike murphy i thought said it well last night that mitt romney was better than his campaign, president obama was not as good as his campaign. you know, what i -- what bothered me the most is that president obama let mitt romney get away with lie after lie after lie. because it's not that mitt romney always told the truth. he didn't. he told lie after lie after lie but the president didn't challenge him. didn't rebut those lies. $716 billion at least three times mitt romney said that president obama cut $716 billion out of medicare. i want to save medicare. he cut $716 billion out of medicare. that went right out of
obama did not. and it's not that -- i don't know what it w the president decided he wasn't going to get down and dirty but he just let mitt romney get away with too many lies. i saw last night ed schultz threw up his hand and said what happened to president obama tonight? i thought mike murphy, who was with john mccain in 2000 and then with mitt romney the last time around, john mccain -- mike murphy i thought said it well last night that mitt romney was better than his campaign, president...
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obama is getting a lot of credit for what appears to be obama's surge in the polls. even the romney people will tell you the obama's at least two or three points ahead right now. they've -- they credit clinton with a lot of that. no doubt there is a close relationship. we also have the factor that hillary clinton may run again for president in four years hanging over this. >> bill: president obama -- i mean president clinton saying he's no idea whether she's going to run again. you know what? you remind me. peter, if we can president was asked last night -- yesterday on "the view," barbara walters suggested the possibility -- we've all talked about hillary running in 2016. barbara walters raised the possibility of another first lady running and the president's response was kind of -- was very interesting. here's how that exchange went. >> he should run -- she should run for office but she says she doesn't want to. [ applause ] >> obama: michelle would be terrific but temperamentally i just don't think that -- >> no, it's absolutely true. it takes a lot of patience to
obama is getting a lot of credit for what appears to be obama's surge in the polls. even the romney people will tell you the obama's at least two or three points ahead right now. they've -- they credit clinton with a lot of that. no doubt there is a close relationship. we also have the factor that hillary clinton may run again for president in four years hanging over this. >> bill: president obama -- i mean president clinton saying he's no idea whether she's going to run again. you know...
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we'll be back and tell what you president obama is up to today. he's got one eye on the supreme court. that's for sure. be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." the real world and politics collide on "the gavin newsom show." for elon musk what could possibly be next? if you have copd like i do you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens your throat or tongue swells you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems
we'll be back and tell what you president obama is up to today. he's got one eye on the supreme court. that's for sure. be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." the real world and politics collide on "the gavin newsom show." for elon musk what could possibly be next? if you have copd like i do you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by...
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"the obama hate machine" the koch brothers use all of their money to try to defeat barack obama. what a difference. >> isn't bill gates giving all of his money away? >> that's why his net worth has gone down. they're giving so much of their money away. >> it wasn't very kind to call him a loser. >> many in l.a. are excited for the arrival of the space shuttle "endeavour" as it heads to the museum there environmentalists are in an uproar. the shuttle arrives at the l.a. airport and then it will be transported on a big trailer on city streets to the california science center. cbs tells us that in order to make the trip through the city, they're cutting down over 100 trees on major roadways so the kings of the shuttle will fit on the road. the science center, however, has promised to plant four new trees for every one tree it cuts down. 78-foot wide retired space orbiter will take a 12 mile drive through the city. >> bill: i have to tell you. when i was in l.a., i was a member of the board of an organization, great organization, still going called tree people. and we planted -- >> o
"the obama hate machine" the koch brothers use all of their money to try to defeat barack obama. what a difference. >> isn't bill gates giving all of his money away? >> that's why his net worth has gone down. they're giving so much of their money away. >> it wasn't very kind to call him a loser. >> many in l.a. are excited for the arrival of the space shuttle "endeavour" as it heads to the museum there environmentalists are in an uproar. the shuttle...
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with barack obama. pardon me. maybe we expect to see more of it from barack obama. or are people just getting him too hard a time and should his goal be to get the number one best qualified position on the job whether it is a man or a woman or a person of color? 1-866-55-press. let's get into it right here, friday morning, on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who's coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys who do like verse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me. >> absolutely! >> and so would mitt romeny. >> she's joy behar. >> and the best part is that current
with barack obama. pardon me. maybe we expect to see more of it from barack obama. or are people just getting him too hard a time and should his goal be to get the number one best qualified position on the job whether it is a man or a woman or a person of color? 1-866-55-press. let's get into it right here, friday morning, on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can...
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it was obama versus romney. he keep come back to this that you heard bill crystal say what the hell are we doing as a party? even tom kohl said let's buy in 98% and get it out of the way and take credit for it. why is bajner refuse to go schedule a boat on that proposal. >> obtain doesn't have the votes. simple math, this is sort of the reality of washington. >> doesn't have the votes to block it? >> he doesn't have the votes to pass any kind of tax reform from his own caucus. they operate by a rule called the majority of the majority. effectively the house republicans will do whatever the majority of their caucus says is okay with. you know, they don't have that majority. >> if they deck -- okay. i am trying to understand where boehner is coming from. right? >> yeah. >> bill: because i think this is a time for sleepered. i am say that. not you. if he allowed that the democrats would vote for it. they don't need that many republicans. it seems to me that the pressure, then, on the republicans, a good number of t
it was obama versus romney. he keep come back to this that you heard bill crystal say what the hell are we doing as a party? even tom kohl said let's buy in 98% and get it out of the way and take credit for it. why is bajner refuse to go schedule a boat on that proposal. >> obtain doesn't have the votes. simple math, this is sort of the reality of washington. >> doesn't have the votes to block it? >> he doesn't have the votes to pass any kind of tax reform from his own caucus....
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that is the. >> obama: the obama administration has made a very public about face, reversal, a 180 when it comes to the morning after pill the so-called plan b one step. you remember way back, the fda was about to say it was going to allow the morning after pill to be sold across the counter over the counter with no restrictions at all. secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius said no. this doesn't make sense. we're going to limit the sales to girls who are 17 or older. then it was dropped to 15 or older. at that limit the president said he strongly was talking about his two daughters. if you recall. he strongly supported secretary sebelius. that decision on the part of the federal government was challenged in federal court and district court judge edward cornyn said the government was wrong by placing a 15-year age limit on it. that there was no supporting that. it was -- they were depriving a lot of young girls who might have been victim of rape or just poor planning or ended up having sex when maybe they didn't intend to, preventing their access to the drug that might
that is the. >> obama: the obama administration has made a very public about face, reversal, a 180 when it comes to the morning after pill the so-called plan b one step. you remember way back, the fda was about to say it was going to allow the morning after pill to be sold across the counter over the counter with no restrictions at all. secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius said no. this doesn't make sense. we're going to limit the sales to girls who are 17 or older....
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"the obama hate machine." i spell it all out about the koch brothers, the paperback edition of my latest book out now in the book stores and if you want a signed copy, go to our web site at billpressshow.com and tell us how you want it inscribed to yourself or a friend or colleague and we'll get it out to you right away. book and mailing and shipping and all of that for just $16.99. we're trying to figure out what's wrong with white males. if you look across the board today, women obama up double digits. latinos up way way way multiple double digits. among african-americans he's up among seniors young people. mitt romney leads barack obama only among white males. what the hell's wrong with us. terry is in kalispell montana. hi terry. >> caller: how are you bill? thanks for taking my call. bill, i spent 20 years in the army. i'm a retired army first sergeant. my last assignment was at fort ord. i'm familiar with the area around there seaside and the like. i've had a lot of black people work for me. a lot of whi
"the obama hate machine." i spell it all out about the koch brothers, the paperback edition of my latest book out now in the book stores and if you want a signed copy, go to our web site at billpressshow.com and tell us how you want it inscribed to yourself or a friend or colleague and we'll get it out to you right away. book and mailing and shipping and all of that for just $16.99. we're trying to figure out what's wrong with white males. if you look across the board today, women...
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he is as anti-obama anti-democrat as a republican can be. on the sunday shows, there was no john mccain. it was very weird. he's always on the sunday shows. he was nowhere to be found because, ladies and gentlemen, he was in syria. he had gone to syria. he crossed the syrian border and he met with rebel forces. now, the rebel forces in syria we have some real questions about. this is the group of people who recently put out a video of them eating heart out of another gentleman. this is the syrian rebels. john mccain went to meet with them. it is all part of this build-up to war with syria. war with syria. bomb syria. let's go bomb, syria. john mccain who famously saying bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb iran when he was running for president is now meeting with the rebels in syria and some way sort of insinuating that these are the people that we definitely want to align ourselves with and go to war with the establishment in syria. i'm not so sure what reality john mccain lives in. but in the reality that we live in he didn't get elected presiden
he is as anti-obama anti-democrat as a republican can be. on the sunday shows, there was no john mccain. it was very weird. he's always on the sunday shows. he was nowhere to be found because, ladies and gentlemen, he was in syria. he had gone to syria. he crossed the syrian border and he met with rebel forces. now, the rebel forces in syria we have some real questions about. this is the group of people who recently put out a video of them eating heart out of another gentleman. this is the...
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they may endorse obama. question is can they get their members to vote for him and can they whip up the enthusiasm they have, anything close to 2008? a lot of labor leaders are holding back because he didn't do anything once he got in about the employee free choice act. he didn't do anything -- he hasn't done anything about raising the minimum wage. he hasn't been there fighting for organized labor. look, he's better for it than romney. don't get me wrong. you know my feelings about that. he hasn't gone out of his way to really be the champion of the labor unions and businesses have done better than ever under obama. corporate profits at an all-time record high in this country. ceo salaries back up where they were before the crash of 2008. their bonuses are back. they are fatter than ever. and wages are lower than ever. the dow has more than doubled under president obama and his policies. so you can go on and on about all of the good things that have happened under president obama and now comes the nbc news
they may endorse obama. question is can they get their members to vote for him and can they whip up the enthusiasm they have, anything close to 2008? a lot of labor leaders are holding back because he didn't do anything once he got in about the employee free choice act. he didn't do anything -- he hasn't done anything about raising the minimum wage. he hasn't been there fighting for organized labor. look, he's better for it than romney. don't get me wrong. you know my feelings about that. he...
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we're pretty sure it is obama. the other piece that's really not been talked about this week which i find a little chilling is that in addition to al-awlaki, okay, he was apparently a bad guy director of external operations which you know, a title. they got his son who was 16. in most countries that's considered a sort of war crimish. he's a juvenile. he's a child. >> there are a lot of people that i talk to and that we hear from that say you have personally, a certain threshold of what's acceptable and not acceptable. and the fact that this country is killing innocent children with drones, like it or not they're collateral damage or whatever you want to call them, killing children, that's the threshold. that's too much. that's too far. that's when you gotta stop supporting -- you know, what we're doing. >> he wasn't collateral damage. he was targeted. the 16-year-old was targeted. >> bill: assuming he was part of his father's operation but again, you know, he may have been. i think all of us are more comfortable w
we're pretty sure it is obama. the other piece that's really not been talked about this week which i find a little chilling is that in addition to al-awlaki, okay, he was apparently a bad guy director of external operations which you know, a title. they got his son who was 16. in most countries that's considered a sort of war crimish. he's a juvenile. he's a child. >> there are a lot of people that i talk to and that we hear from that say you have personally, a certain threshold of what's...
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here is the president. >> obama: i've updated leaders of congress in both parties. we reaffirmed on days like this, there are no republicans or democrats, we are united, kennedy for our fellow citizens. >> bill: and determined that we're going to find out who did it and bring them to justice. >> well, that's right. yesterday evening on the floor of the house of representatives mike capuano congressman capuano on behalf of the massachusetts delegation, made a few remarks. then the congress had a moment of silence in memory of the victims and urging everybody to continue to pull together and work together. >> bill: you know, congressman, you know, we know so little and we have no idea who is responsible. it could be, you know, people from another country who are -- infiltrated us once again on our soil or it could be domestic. it does prove that whether here or there, there are people who don't like us, don't like what we stand for and are determined to try to bring us down. >> well, that's right. what we've now seen is that although these acts are senseless, senseles
here is the president. >> obama: i've updated leaders of congress in both parties. we reaffirmed on days like this, there are no republicans or democrats, we are united, kennedy for our fellow citizens. >> bill: and determined that we're going to find out who did it and bring them to justice. >> well, that's right. yesterday evening on the floor of the house of representatives mike capuano congressman capuano on behalf of the massachusetts delegation, made a few remarks. then...
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they had nothing to do with president obama. and the reason why this investigation was carried out it was because of a resolution 489 john mccain issueed 29 g.o.p. senators on june 5 2012. basically, what i'm trying to tell you is this. this is the same thing that happened to bill clinton. after he got his taxes raised, grover norquist pledge went into effect. do not let them -- scandalize, do whatever you can in order to break him down. this is what's going on. the number one issue, all of these scandals come up from the bush administration. >> bill: eric, you got it. that is their m.o. no doubt about their m.o. also no doubt that it is a problem for president obama. but i think he's handled it well so far. except for the d.o.j. he has more to do there. >> one comment from twitter, larry bonds says the i.r.s., the a.p. and benghazi are all g.o.p. distractions to take away focus from jobs, immigration infrastructure gun safety. >> bill: i agree. i think president obama ought to say that. >> announcer: this is the "bill press sho
they had nothing to do with president obama. and the reason why this investigation was carried out it was because of a resolution 489 john mccain issueed 29 g.o.p. senators on june 5 2012. basically, what i'm trying to tell you is this. this is the same thing that happened to bill clinton. after he got his taxes raised, grover norquist pledge went into effect. do not let them -- scandalize, do whatever you can in order to break him down. this is what's going on. the number one issue, all of...
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president obama, too is going to reengage. he will continue to talk about it. >> bill: he did yesterday at the white house. >> he will continue to talk about it publicly in speeches and forums. he will bring it up, perhaps even in the state of the union and though not exclusively by referencing guns he even, during inauguration, brought up newtown and keeping children safe. there is a tone being set that keeps pressure that wasn't there before. and you have, of course, a lot of senators who have introduced various proposals to ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines both in the senate and the house. you have a lot of legislation that seeks to combat these issues. they continue to have briefings and press conferences to talk about it. it is whether they'll get it done, that's the real question. i think the comprehensive background checks is the lowest hanging fruit but assault weapons ban reinstating that looks difficult. >> bill: we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much. great to meet you. thank you so much for com
president obama, too is going to reengage. he will continue to talk about it. >> bill: he did yesterday at the white house. >> he will continue to talk about it publicly in speeches and forums. he will bring it up, perhaps even in the state of the union and though not exclusively by referencing guns he even, during inauguration, brought up newtown and keeping children safe. there is a tone being set that keeps pressure that wasn't there before. and you have, of course, a lot of...
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president obama called her. the fema people were already there because some tornadoes a couple had struck the day before. so all of the federal help possible going out to the people of moore oklahoma and oklahoma city area. we'll come back and talk to michael calderon with about the latest with the department of justice. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." cenk uygur: i think the number one thing viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. i think the audience gets that i actually mean it. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." belle you got it. it is
president obama called her. the fema people were already there because some tornadoes a couple had struck the day before. so all of the federal help possible going out to the people of moore oklahoma and oklahoma city area. we'll come back and talk to michael calderon with about the latest with the department of justice. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." cenk uygur: i think the number one thing viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. i think the...
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and number two talking about obama spying, the obama administration spying on journalists, completely up ends their narrative of obama being in bed with journalists. so there is a real scandal out there that i think if the g.o.p. wanted to get some traction with voters, they could really advance on and they could really take on as their own. it is military sexual assaults. they won't do it because you can't slag president obama. when you look at what's going on, it is so terrible, the department of defense report that came out revealed that the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military increased last year to 26,000. 12,000 of women on active duty being victims of sexual assaults and 13,900 men. that's 38 men and 33 women per day. and less than 10% of victims actually reported their assaults last year. less than 1%, bill, i know you know this, less than 1% of sex abuse perpetrators were convicted last year under the pentagon's current system of justice. and because of what they have right now is commanding officers can throw charges out if they want. >> bill: then the pentago
and number two talking about obama spying, the obama administration spying on journalists, completely up ends their narrative of obama being in bed with journalists. so there is a real scandal out there that i think if the g.o.p. wanted to get some traction with voters, they could really advance on and they could really take on as their own. it is military sexual assaults. they won't do it because you can't slag president obama. when you look at what's going on, it is so terrible, the...
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under barack obama inheriting this mess from wall street. there would be wall street executives behind bars right now. eliot spitzer would not have ignored that. he would not have walked away. he would not have let them get away with what he did. >> you see stories about the wall street executives more and more as we go through -- they just keep walking. they keep skating with a slap on the wrist at best. >> bill: spitzer got several of them when he was attorney general of new york. he's elected to governor. he never had a chance really to show us what a good job he could do as governor because his term was cut short by his own misdeeds granted. but then he came back, did a good job on cnn. did an excellent job here on current tv. and again showed with his command of the issues that he knows the issues, he knows politics. again, better than anybody i know and i think having him back in any form in public life will be good not only for the people of new york city but good for the people of this country. and who knows. where he goes from here.
under barack obama inheriting this mess from wall street. there would be wall street executives behind bars right now. eliot spitzer would not have ignored that. he would not have walked away. he would not have let them get away with what he did. >> you see stories about the wall street executives more and more as we go through -- they just keep walking. they keep skating with a slap on the wrist at best. >> bill: spitzer got several of them when he was attorney general of new york....
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the "the obama hate machine." it is true, sue says, obama is an illegal. he's a muslim and never even became an american. to most -- the most uninformed people are the people who listen to you. you should be taken off the air and like olbermann you will be taken out. i'm sorry, sue. i stand by my statement. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hello, everybody, good morning. thursday, may 24. good to see you today. welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. your morning show where we tackle all of the big stories of the day. tell you what we think it means and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. great to see you today. thank you so much for joining us. and among other things, we want to talk about, how do you like this for allies. remember that doctor in pakistan who helped us find osama bin laden? gave us some information directed us to that house in islamabad? well, pakistan just sentenced that doctor to prison for 30 years for treason. maybe we ought to send the c.i.a. in to free that doctor. we'll get into that and a whole lo
the "the obama hate machine." it is true, sue says, obama is an illegal. he's a muslim and never even became an american. to most -- the most uninformed people are the people who listen to you. you should be taken off the air and like olbermann you will be taken out. i'm sorry, sue. i stand by my statement. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hello, everybody, good morning. thursday, may 24. good to see you today. welcome to the "full court...
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and you got barack obama for the middle class. mitt romney either for nobody or for his hampton buddies. 1-866-55-press. i think it is a winner for barack obama. 1-866-55-press. damn it, what the president said is absolutely true. the middle class deserves a tax break that will grow this economy and the wealthiest americans who have had a tax break for the last 12 years doesn't deserve one don't need one and we can't afford to continue to give them that tax break. we're going to do anything about the deficit or the debt. i think obama's on the right track. what do you say? 1-866-55-press. off to a good start this tuesday morning. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." now on current tv. thanks to head and shoulders for men. four shampoos that give men game-winning scalp protection, great looking hair... and confidence [ male announcer ] up to 100% flake free with head & shoulders for men. dose of politics from a fresh brought to you by expedia. what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100%
and you got barack obama for the middle class. mitt romney either for nobody or for his hampton buddies. 1-866-55-press. i think it is a winner for barack obama. 1-866-55-press. damn it, what the president said is absolutely true. the middle class deserves a tax break that will grow this economy and the wealthiest americans who have had a tax break for the last 12 years doesn't deserve one don't need one and we can't afford to continue to give them that tax break. we're going to do anything...
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president obama. >> obama: the contrast is pretty stark. they can run it if they want but the truth of the matter is you can't just make stuff up. that's one thing you learn as president of the united states. >> bill: you can't just make stuff up which is a nice way of saying you can't just get throughout and lie through your teeth. that's exactly what mitt romney is doing. again, his ad approved by him. his voice on it. with an outright lie about barack obama and what he does then -- pardon me -- romney, rather than defend that ad orú pull that ad, he's attacking president obama for an ad that obama -- the obama campaign did not produce. the obama campaign did not pay for. that president obama did not approve. and an ad that only ran once on television and that was by accident when a local television station played it when they shouldn't have. so this idea that the obama campaign is running some kind of negative campaign, the worst campaign we've ever seen is absolute pure nonsense. i thought the president did a good job of putting that d
president obama. >> obama: the contrast is pretty stark. they can run it if they want but the truth of the matter is you can't just make stuff up. that's one thing you learn as president of the united states. >> bill: you can't just make stuff up which is a nice way of saying you can't just get throughout and lie through your teeth. that's exactly what mitt romney is doing. again, his ad approved by him. his voice on it. with an outright lie about barack obama and what he does then...
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with barack obama. and he went on and on and on. he was like your 89-year-old grandfather sitting at the thanksgiving table who tells story after story after story and won't shut up. but this was prime time. he screwed mitt romney and all of the republicans -- he talked 15 minutes rambled, i should say for 15 minutes and he said some things which frankly didn't belong on prime time like this imaginary conversation now with barack obama about what obama wanted clint eastwood to tell mitt mitt romney to do. >> i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. so anyway, we got -- we're going to have -- we're going to have to have a little chat about that. and then i just wondered -- all these promises and i wondered about you know, when the -- what? what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. he can't do that to himself. [ laughter ] >> bill: of course that's what dick cheney told pat leahy to do on the floor of the united states senate. he tells -- you hear the crowd laughing? they're clueless
with barack obama. and he went on and on and on. he was like your 89-year-old grandfather sitting at the thanksgiving table who tells story after story after story and won't shut up. but this was prime time. he screwed mitt romney and all of the republicans -- he talked 15 minutes rambled, i should say for 15 minutes and he said some things which frankly didn't belong on prime time like this imaginary conversation now with barack obama about what obama wanted clint eastwood to tell mitt mitt...
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president obama finally part of their campaign yesterday always very clever. obama operation. they came up with a way for all americans to be able to sound off on this issue. he noted that if the tax cuts on the middle class on the 98% do go up, middle class americans will pay $2,000 more in taxes every year. that means $2,000 out of your pocket so the president's asking people to tell members of congress what that -- what you could do with that $2,000. what that $2,000 would mean to you and they're sending -- asking people to send their stories to their member of congress. republican or democrat or to their united states senators and they've done so by coming up with a twitter hash tag. it's hash tag my 2k. president obama announcing it. >> obama: tell members of commerce what a $2,000 tax hike would mean to you. call your members of congress. write them an e-mail. post it on their facebook walls. you can tweet it. using the hash tag my 2k. not y2k. [ laughter ] my 2k. >> we figured that would make it easier to remember. >> bill: my 2k. we're tweeting it out ourselves. you sh
president obama finally part of their campaign yesterday always very clever. obama operation. they came up with a way for all americans to be able to sound off on this issue. he noted that if the tax cuts on the middle class on the 98% do go up, middle class americans will pay $2,000 more in taxes every year. that means $2,000 out of your pocket so the president's asking people to tell members of congress what that -- what you could do with that $2,000. what that $2,000 would mean to you and...
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now couldn't stand obama anymore. he was going to vote for romney. and things are so tough when he got out of college key get a job and had to go back and live at his parent's house. he seems like the perfect candidate for fox news, right? so they invited him on fox and friends and it turns out he was just pulling their leg. here he is with gretchen carlson who realizes halfway through this that this guy isn't serious. >> why now are you supporting mitt romney? >> it is actually a funny story. i lost a basketball game to a friend of mine. he was a huge supporter of this show. [ laughter ] >> she's thinking uh-oh. >> so it sounds like you're not being serious. >> i'm also disappointed in the direction obama has taken this nation. i will be casting my ballot for mitt romney. >> okay. and true that you had to go back and live with your parents after you graduated from college? >> oh, yeah, after i went to college, i had to live with my parents this summer and i'm back on my own. i'm on national tv. i feel like i'm doing
now couldn't stand obama anymore. he was going to vote for romney. and things are so tough when he got out of college key get a job and had to go back and live at his parent's house. he seems like the perfect candidate for fox news, right? so they invited him on fox and friends and it turns out he was just pulling their leg. here he is with gretchen carlson who realizes halfway through this that this guy isn't serious. >> why now are you supporting mitt romney? >> it is actually a...
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michelle obama took the girls by herself to spain once. president obama didn't go. the family has not taken one vacation. i think ann romney is confusing hawaii with a foreign country. they went across the ocean damn it! it is a foreign vacation. then there's mitt romney in pennsylvania talking about his experience at wawa. anybody on the east coast knows it is wawa. >> where do you get your hoagies here? do you get them at wawas? i went to a place today called wawa's. anybody been there? i'm sorry, i know it is a very big state. we went to wawa's. i went in to order a sandwich. you press the touch tone key pad and the sandwich comes out. press this. go pay the cashier there is your sandwich. it is amazing. >> bill: oh, my god. this has been around for years. what's he talking about? he is so stunned. you push the buttons to order your sub sandwich. duh! he reminds me of pappy bush when daddy bush went into a supermarket, president running for re-election the first time he had been in a supermarket probably since he was 3 maybe or something, right? he couldn't belie
michelle obama took the girls by herself to spain once. president obama didn't go. the family has not taken one vacation. i think ann romney is confusing hawaii with a foreign country. they went across the ocean damn it! it is a foreign vacation. then there's mitt romney in pennsylvania talking about his experience at wawa. anybody on the east coast knows it is wawa. >> where do you get your hoagies here? do you get them at wawas? i went to a place today called wawa's. anybody been there?...
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president obama said that. that's the experience he's had. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya, i consider you jew-talian. >> okay, whatever you want. >> who plays kafka? >> who saw kafka? >> who ever saw kafka? >> (laughter). >> asking the tough questions. >> chris brown, i mean you wouldn't let one of your daughters go out with him. >> absolutely not. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me? >> absolutely! >> (singing) >> i take lipitor, thats it. >> are you improving your lips? >> (laughter). >> when she's talking, you never know where the conversation is going to go. >> it looks like anthony wiener is throwing his hat in the ring. >> his what in the ring? >> his hat. >> always ou
president obama said that. that's the experience he's had. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya,...
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now it is happening under obama. we of have no choice but to be on the side of history here. >> try to influence it as best we can. >> bill: joe cirincione, evan, join in. we haven't talked about egypt yet. 1-866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show" live on your radio and on current tv. who watch our show to be able to come away armed with facts and the arguments to feel confident in their positions. i want them to have the data and i want them to have the passion. (vo) when the clock runs out when the last card is played what will be remembered? explore the lives of the famous and infamous who changed our world forever. experience the drama, back to back to back. of all the hours in all their days, the ones you'll never forget are the final 24. the final 24 mini-marathon this sunday on current tv. save the best for last. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: we've got it covered here on the "full court press." congresswoman do
now it is happening under obama. we of have no choice but to be on the side of history here. >> try to influence it as best we can. >> bill: joe cirincione, evan, join in. we haven't talked about egypt yet. 1-866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show" live on your radio and on current tv. who watch our show to be able to come away armed with facts and the arguments to feel confident in their positions. i want them to...
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but president obama was asked about it yesterday. at his joint news conference with the president of tanzania. and president obama said hey you know, this is just the way it works. we need to know all this stuff. >> obama: every intelligence service, not just ours but every european intelligence service every asian intelligence service, wherever there is an intelligence service they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the world. from sources that aren't available through "the new york times" or nbc news. >> bill: so all -- does he love that phrase. all we're trying to do by spying on our friends right, we're spying on switzerland and france and spain and portugal, you name it. and germany. we're spying on them all. all we're trying to do is understand the world a little better. >> yeah. >> bill: that's all. just trying to understand the world a little better. and hey says the president we spy on them. they spy on us. >> obama: i guarantee you that in european capitals, the
but president obama was asked about it yesterday. at his joint news conference with the president of tanzania. and president obama said hey you know, this is just the way it works. we need to know all this stuff. >> obama: every intelligence service, not just ours but every european intelligence service every asian intelligence service, wherever there is an intelligence service they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the...
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to repeal obama care. number two, let's say by some vast stretch of the imagination they were able to get it through the senate. do you think president obama will sign it? don't be ridiculous. he will sign to overturn his signature legislative accomplishment. it won't happen. and then even if he were to -- they would have to roll back two years of all of the new regulations, new programs, new procedures, new jobs and the whole thing. it ain't gonna happen. for paul ryan, after trying once trying twice to come up with a third budget and to base the budget on the repeal of obamacare is unbelievably irresponsible. unrealistic. >> dumb. >> bill: dumb. >> it is just dumb. he ran for vice president of the united states. and he's been on record this whole time as wanting to repeal obamacare. the american people had a chance to vote and they voted against that idea. >> bill: what was mitt romney's pledge? on day one i'm going to repeal obamacare. it's not gonna happen. you notice most other republicans aren't even
to repeal obama care. number two, let's say by some vast stretch of the imagination they were able to get it through the senate. do you think president obama will sign it? don't be ridiculous. he will sign to overturn his signature legislative accomplishment. it won't happen. and then even if he were to -- they would have to roll back two years of all of the new regulations, new programs, new procedures, new jobs and the whole thing. it ain't gonna happen. for paul ryan, after trying once...
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we are still waiting to hear obama's numbers. here is a little excitement to start out your week: nasa safely landed curios it on mars, a car-powered robot powered by plutonium. here are the first few images. curiosity will look for new signs of early life on mars. coming up on full-court press, jonathan allen of politico with the latest on the tea party, and as always, we are live in chat current.com/bill press. >> this court has proven to be the knowing, delighted accomplice in the billionaires' purchase of our nation. >> and you think it doesn't affect you? think again. hershey's drops. a lot of hershey's happiness in little drops of milk chocolate. and cookies n creme. pure hershey's. joining us. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me, man. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. >>. >> hey, there has always been a lot of curiosity about the planet mars. now, there is curiosity on the planet mars. the rov
we are still waiting to hear obama's numbers. here is a little excitement to start out your week: nasa safely landed curios it on mars, a car-powered robot powered by plutonium. here are the first few images. curiosity will look for new signs of early life on mars. coming up on full-court press, jonathan allen of politico with the latest on the tea party, and as always, we are live in chat current.com/bill press. >> this court has proven to be the knowing, delighted accomplice in the...
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but the obamas did. and wait, the daughters and michelle went to aspen. the president remember, went to florida. that counts as two. so it is ha waii, aspen and florida, three vacations in march. this is so sick. first of all they're wrong on their facts. michele bachmann is wrong wrong, wrong. not five chefs. not two projectionists. $1.4 billion is what it costs to keep up the entire white house. that's the entire white house budget for all the grounds all the buildings all the 18 acres and half of that is secret service and guess what. the bush presidency during george bush's time cost $1.6 billion. $200 billion more. they get knocked for not doing more parties and more entertaining. of the president goes out to andrews air force base and plays golf. when they go on vacation, they pay their own way. the only thing we pay for is the secret service protection which we do for every freaking president of the united states. >> it is outrageous. >> bill: we want the president to protect us. i wanted george bush and laura and their daughters to be protected. n
but the obamas did. and wait, the daughters and michelle went to aspen. the president remember, went to florida. that counts as two. so it is ha waii, aspen and florida, three vacations in march. this is so sick. first of all they're wrong on their facts. michele bachmann is wrong wrong, wrong. not five chefs. not two projectionists. $1.4 billion is what it costs to keep up the entire white house. that's the entire white house budget for all the grounds all the buildings all the 18 acres and...
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>> the early book on obama. i wrote one about franklin roosevelt's first couple of years, too, in the early 1930s. tried to draw you know, some of the -- in this book, i'm trying to not make straight up comparisons but every one of these stories has -- historical resonance. i tried to put obama in some historical context. put the 2012 campaign in historical context. >> bill: evan mcmorris santoro is here with us from "buzzfeed." >> you mentioned we talked in the last segment about effectiveness and maybe you talk about schmooze deficit. i think seeing in the second term he wasn't able to get guns done. he didn't really want the sequester fight that much. seems like a big fight is going forward. the big focus is both health care and immigration. i wonder how you think the campaign changed specifically the immigration debate. >> well, i think elections have consequences, everybody knows. and this one had a big consequence which is that we're going to get immigration reform in all likelihood. when we would not have
>> the early book on obama. i wrote one about franklin roosevelt's first couple of years, too, in the early 1930s. tried to draw you know, some of the -- in this book, i'm trying to not make straight up comparisons but every one of these stories has -- historical resonance. i tried to put obama in some historical context. put the 2012 campaign in historical context. >> bill: evan mcmorris santoro is here with us from "buzzfeed." >> you mentioned we talked in the last...
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obama -- >> bill: he ended up supporting obama, very helpful to obama. when clinton was president clinton held up a stack of papers yesterday and said no these are not my notes, these are the letters as i received as president from ed koch on all kinds of different issues. we've got lots to cover today. evan mcmorris santoro. we'll be joined by the greatest columnist in the country today, frank rich, expanded columns great articles for "new york" magazine. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. the parent's television council is not happy with cbs after allowing celebratory swearing from baltimore ravens quarterback joe flacco to go on the air uncensored after his super bowl win on sunday. he dropped the f bomb after another player dropped the f bomb. the ptc is calling on the fcc to punish cbs saying those words have no place on tv where children are watching and the nfl and broadcast networks have not improved their standards since janet jackson's nipple gate now nine years ago. >> bill: i must t
obama -- >> bill: he ended up supporting obama, very helpful to obama. when clinton was president clinton held up a stack of papers yesterday and said no these are not my notes, these are the letters as i received as president from ed koch on all kinds of different issues. we've got lots to cover today. evan mcmorris santoro. we'll be joined by the greatest columnist in the country today, frank rich, expanded columns great articles for "new york" magazine. but first -- >>...
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barack obama or mitt romney? the response was 52%, barack obama relates to average voters. 30%, mitt romney. >> right. >> i guess people kind of know who mitt romney is. don't they? >> i think there has been an effective effort by the white house to isolate mitt romney. you know with bain it was the foreign bank accounts. in aggregate, all of these people have come together and said people don't get a sense of him as the sort of guy, you would want to have a beer with the guy. i don't think mitt romney is that person. so i think that part of campaign has been won by the white house. of course, conventions often reset that. in the is still a dog fight with everything that has happened. >> absolutely. >> we are still within, you know, low single digit did. swing states are still swing states. this thing is not over and which is kind of appalling to me when you think about how big the chasm should be between the two parties at this point. i am a little mystified which tells me quite frankly, bill, we haven't done th
barack obama or mitt romney? the response was 52%, barack obama relates to average voters. 30%, mitt romney. >> right. >> i guess people kind of know who mitt romney is. don't they? >> i think there has been an effective effort by the white house to isolate mitt romney. you know with bain it was the foreign bank accounts. in aggregate, all of these people have come together and said people don't get a sense of him as the sort of guy, you would want to have a beer with the guy....
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>> because it has obama's name on it and republicans won't sign anything with obama's name on it. it is a real problem for the white house now. the report came out in "usa today" on sunday, i believe draft proposal. he's always had a draft proposal. he said, after he won the election that if they don't -- congress is going to act he's going to introduce his own bill. you look at the reports of the draft, they mirror closely the 2007 bill. bipartisan bill with mccain on it and kennedy and kyle. who's now not in the senate anymore from arizona. supported by george w. bush. now, it's a problem for everybody. rubio put out a statement immediately saying it is dead on arrival. all of the republicans coming out against it. so the white house is trying to backpedal a bit saying we're going to provide space for congress to do this but if they don't act, we're going to have our own bill. >> bill: i think newt is correct to this extent. it does seem that any good idea, if president obama supports it, even good ideas that republicans once proposed, if president obama embraces it, suddenly th
>> because it has obama's name on it and republicans won't sign anything with obama's name on it. it is a real problem for the white house now. the report came out in "usa today" on sunday, i believe draft proposal. he's always had a draft proposal. he said, after he won the election that if they don't -- congress is going to act he's going to introduce his own bill. you look at the reports of the draft, they mirror closely the 2007 bill. bipartisan bill with mccain on it and...
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is this the way to beat barack obama? can you believe how low the republicans will stoop and here we go again with citizens united, enabling these wealthy individuals, the latest joe ricketts to go out and launch a hate campaign, put millions and millions, no limit to the amount of money they can put into these super pacs to create their own super pacs. 1-866-55-press. first jumping into the spin room, john boehner yesterday of course saying we've got to do something about this budget deficit and the fact that we haven't -- so he says, we're going to shut -- we're willing to shut down the government unless we can have trillions of dollars more in domestic spending cuts. nothing on the pentagon. of course. and john boehner says we're only doing the country a favor by doing this. >> there's debt -- this debt crisis is standing in the way of a lot of employers hiring new people. the fact that no one knows what the tax rates will be in january. causes businesspeople and investors to sit on their hands because the picture is u
is this the way to beat barack obama? can you believe how low the republicans will stoop and here we go again with citizens united, enabling these wealthy individuals, the latest joe ricketts to go out and launch a hate campaign, put millions and millions, no limit to the amount of money they can put into these super pacs to create their own super pacs. 1-866-55-press. first jumping into the spin room, john boehner yesterday of course saying we've got to do something about this budget deficit...
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and vote obama. and just to keep the peace home, they're not going to let their husbands know. [ laughter ] >> bill: all right clarence. by the way i saw one article this morning about about the obama still with a huge lead among women. not so -- it's interesting, of all of the different constituencies, the one that looks like mitt romney has are white males. which i'm mightily ashamed of. what's wrong with us? i don't know. and the people that you registered, do you know the percentage of young women versus young men? >> yeah, we register more women than men. >> bill: i'm not surprised. dumb ass men. [ laughter ] >> then, of course, we know in the last election, young people voted for the president about two to one. and our polling is showing similar margins among some people this time around for the president. of course, the question becomes do those young people supporting the president show up or those supporting governor romney. >> bill: right. that's the turnout. the turnout is the key today in
and vote obama. and just to keep the peace home, they're not going to let their husbands know. [ laughter ] >> bill: all right clarence. by the way i saw one article this morning about about the obama still with a huge lead among women. not so -- it's interesting, of all of the different constituencies, the one that looks like mitt romney has are white males. which i'm mightily ashamed of. what's wrong with us? i don't know. and the people that you registered, do you know the percentage...
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the obama plan in the budget really opens things up. it is not perfect but this is the first time in years the president's done the right thing. >> bill: it is important. i'm glad you mention it. important, i didn't know and important to talk about that. the people know there is really good stuff in the president's budget. let's not get totally blown out by the chained cpi. john nichols is a washington correspondent for the "nation" magazine. he is here as a "friend of bill" this entire hour. he's thick-skinned like i am, too. you can call and tell him he's full of hot air if you want. or you can be part of this fan club at 1-866-55-press. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." for true stories. with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. real, gripping, current. documentaries... on current tv. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some
the obama plan in the budget really opens things up. it is not perfect but this is the first time in years the president's done the right thing. >> bill: it is important. i'm glad you mention it. important, i didn't know and important to talk about that. the people know there is really good stuff in the president's budget. let's not get totally blown out by the chained cpi. john nichols is a washington correspondent for the "nation" magazine. he is here as a "friend of...
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>> he calls obama lazy. he says obama has never worked a day in his life which is in response to what was said about ann romney. what else. he says joe biden is dumb as an ashtray. there's something in there for everybody. >> bill: what does he say about his personalities on fox news? >> he says -- all he gets to is the line he's always gotten to which is that they're fair and balanced. it keeps rubbing people the wrong way. there was an interesting conversation in there about the time that ailes and rupert murdoch met with obama in 2008 during the presidential campaign and according to what ails told this biographer, obama said he was concerned about sean hannity. and ailes replied, don't worry, the people who watch hannity will never vote for you anyway. i don't know if that's what he meant he was concerned about sean hannity. >> bill: yeah. that statement of ailes is probably true. whenever you think about roger a.i.m.s., you have to say -- roger ailes, don't you, that he is a force of nature. >> he's one
>> he calls obama lazy. he says obama has never worked a day in his life which is in response to what was said about ann romney. what else. he says joe biden is dumb as an ashtray. there's something in there for everybody. >> bill: what does he say about his personalities on fox news? >> he says -- all he gets to is the line he's always gotten to which is that they're fair and balanced. it keeps rubbing people the wrong way. there was an interesting conversation in there about...
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president obama didn't touch. he had a big sports team over on friday he had the big celebration for the lgb. community because this is gay pride month. never said anything about syria. he let ben rhodes handle it. this was not something he wanted to do. >> dan: i would assume he will bring it up at the g8 today. >> bill: he has to talk about it. i think he has to talk to the american people about it and explain why we are doing this. chuck is calling from santa fe new mexico. good morning. >> sirius about syria. i think the president is making a the mistake with the this one. the reason i say it is because a lot of people are pushing it. we have had problems in that area before. and we've always had bad circumstances. although i am very humanitarian and, you know, bashar al-assad he is a despo. >> bill: he is for sure. chuck, it's good to hear from you. we it's fun hanging out with our friends pat ala foun. on friday. nobody is defending it bashar al is it fair to says assad. but is it in our role to be supplying
president obama didn't touch. he had a big sports team over on friday he had the big celebration for the lgb. community because this is gay pride month. never said anything about syria. he let ben rhodes handle it. this was not something he wanted to do. >> dan: i would assume he will bring it up at the g8 today. >> bill: he has to talk about it. i think he has to talk to the american people about it and explain why we are doing this. chuck is calling from santa fe new mexico. good...
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did you know that president obama -- do people in wisconsin know that president obama has endorsed tom barrett? >> i think many people gave up on waiting for president obama or even vice president joe biden to come to town. there's all of these sort of online petitions happening to even get the dnc or the democrat governor's association to spend more money. wisconsin is part of the democrat strategy to win in november. look at their five strategies. all include wisconsin and wisconsin has gone democrat in the presidential elections for the last couple of cycles. however, the same poll that we looked at, that we talked about that has walker leading 52-45 also has obama leading so i think that the obama administration is pretty confident about winning wisconsin and i think they are also -- have underestimated how important what's happening here is to the national scene. the conservatives though know how important it is. >> bill: they sure do. >> elizabeth raises a great point. people in wisconsin gave up waiting for biden and obama. if democrats lose this the obama supporters in wisconsi
did you know that president obama -- do people in wisconsin know that president obama has endorsed tom barrett? >> i think many people gave up on waiting for president obama or even vice president joe biden to come to town. there's all of these sort of online petitions happening to even get the dnc or the democrat governor's association to spend more money. wisconsin is part of the democrat strategy to win in november. look at their five strategies. all include wisconsin and wisconsin has...
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appointed by president obama. they'll find some way to protect him. >> it does seem to be the case but the rest of us can't just go along with that. >> bill: that's why you're there. citizens for responsibility and ethnics washington. >> it goes back to a case in the '70s when the former c.i.a. director, richard helms lied to congress about the c.i.a.'s involvement in chile and he said no, there was no covert operations by the c.i.a. in chile. two years later, it comes out that he directly lied and the c.i.a. spent a long time worrying should we refer to justice. this is a problem. eventually justice, because it was leaked to a newspaper that this happened by the church committee which, at that time, like our time now, was getting increasingly concerned about the use of -- expansion of intelligence operations. and eventually the director -- former director of the c.i.a. was prosecuted for lying to congress. he was excoriated by a federal judge in an answer that i just think -- he said something that i think is so
appointed by president obama. they'll find some way to protect him. >> it does seem to be the case but the rest of us can't just go along with that. >> bill: that's why you're there. citizens for responsibility and ethnics washington. >> it goes back to a case in the '70s when the former c.i.a. director, richard helms lied to congress about the c.i.a.'s involvement in chile and he said no, there was no covert operations by the c.i.a. in chile. two years later, it comes out...
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it's nice to hear him say this but i think that president obama, when he was senator obama or when he was state senator back in 2003 in illinois, would have said the same thing. i think there's something about the trappings of the presidency when you get into the job and you kind of have the options laid out in front of you that you become much more comfortable with these techniques given the responsibility. you think you have, while occupying that office. remember, this is the same president who in 2005, cosponsored the safe act which sought to tighten how the government can obtain your phone records, that there has to be reasonable proof that you're involved in something that threatens national security. so gore, who calls himself what, a recovering politician, i think he said recently, says that he thinks -- >> bill: he's also a recovering television executive. >> so i hear. i'm reminded every day right? >> bill: but current tv is still here for another couple of months at any rate. i think you're right. about president obama. and anybody once they get into that oval office. but i
it's nice to hear him say this but i think that president obama, when he was senator obama or when he was state senator back in 2003 in illinois, would have said the same thing. i think there's something about the trappings of the presidency when you get into the job and you kind of have the options laid out in front of you that you become much more comfortable with these techniques given the responsibility. you think you have, while occupying that office. remember, this is the same president...